Monday, June 20, 2016

God's Dynamite Power within Us

The
word “dunimis”, pronounced “doo’-na-mis”, is the root for the word “dynamite”.
It means to have mighty power residing within, by virtue of its nature.

This
is the same word used to describe the power by which Jesus raised Himself from
the dead. Jesus claimed that no one could take His life from Him and only He
had the “dunimis” power to raise it up again (John 10:18).

Once
we come to Christ through salvation, all of this “dunimis” power is also
resident within us. It is equal to a zillion fireworks going off inside of us
at one time.

The
electric light does not come from the light bulb, but from the electricity
flowing to the bulb. The power in us does not come from us, but from God’s
“dunimis” power working in us and lighting up our world through us.

Christ’s
light shines in our hearts. We radiate Christ to the world in the same way that
a light bulb radiates light in a dark room. We are connected to the power of
God's Spirit flowing through us on a continual basis.

We
just follow the leading of God's Spirit moment by moment and we live in
fullness of joy, even in negative circumstances (Psalm 16:11). We accomplish
great works for the Lord, not by our righteousness, but by His righteousness
within us (Ephesians 2:8-9).

The
Bible is full of illustrations of God calling men and women - imperfect, weak
and unprepared people - who slayed great Giants and routed mighty armies in the
name of the Lord.

There
is nothing God calls us to do that He will not also provide us with everything
we need to sustain us and to guarantee His success through us in the endeavor.

Prayer:

Father
God, help us to realize the amazing power, which You provide within us in order
for us to walk in Your will for our life. Remind us to continually walk in the
Spirit so that we do not fulfill the lusts of our flesh.

Call
us to the ministry You have prepared for us and then empower us to walk by the
guidance and sustenance of Your Spirit through the entire endeavor. This way, we
will further Your Kingdom on the earth and we will reap the rewards You
prepared for us before You created the earth.

Thought
for the Day:

As
we walk in the Spirit, continually connected to Him, we do the works God
created us to perform by His dynamite power within us, and our Father God is
always well pleased with us. - Matthew 3:17

About Me

In yearbook class in college I met a vivacious redhead who introduced me to Jesus Christ through the Biblical Roman’s Road to Salvation. On that day I surrendered my life to Jesus Christ and entered a love relationship that grows sweeter by the day. I started this blog at the urging of my husband and several church friends who enjoy reading what God teaches me on a daily basis. I pray it encourages you as well.